Expert in jet engine performance, measurement uncertainty analysis and Weibull analysis. Dr. Bob holds a patent on a feature of the J58 Pratt & Whitney engine that powers the worldâ-?s fastest aircraft; recover bleed air system
(1900-1985) was a United States aircraft businessman and the President of the Boeing Company from 1945-1970. While President of Boeing, numerous planes of renown today were launched, among them the Boeing 727, 737, and 747
Author and former U.S. Navy officer. Was the first U.S. pilot to be downed and detained during the Vietnam War and spent over 8 years in captivity, making him the second longest-held U.S. POW. Appointed to many roles under Ronald Reagan
Flew P-61 Black Widows for the 425th FS in WWII. Was awarded the Purple Heart, 2 Air Medals and an Oak Leaf Cluster. Born May 26, 1918 and died April 19th 2003
WWII - Air Ace USAAF - 6 victories; CBI (China-Burma-India) Theater, 530th Fighting Squadron, 311 Fighter Group. Also flew missions in Korea. Later operations staff officer with the Atomic Energy Division
Author, motivational speaker and former United States Marine Corps officer who was the first African - American female naval aviator in the Marine Corps and the first African American female combat pilot in the U.S. Armed Forces
Ascani, a retired Air Force major general, flew an F-86 Sabre jet at 628.698 mph at the National Air Races in Detroit in 1951. He later oversaw development of a supersonic bomber. Fred J. Ascani, a retired Air Force major general and former test pilot at
Director for Flight Operations at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Test pilot for the F-15, F/A-18, Gulfstream III, T-34, X-56A NASA's 747SP Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)
Aerospace research Test Pilot. Col., USAF, Ret.; Bachelor of Sciene in Chem,, University of Virginia, 1959; Master of Science in Engineering Administration, unsuccessful application NASA astronaut group 3; 1963 as military astronaut - class-3 selected
Madame Jacqueline Auriol (November 5, 1917-February 11, 2000) was a French aviatrix who set numerous world speed records. Auriol became one of the first female test pilots after earning her military pilot license in 1950